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The Tokyo High Court declared Japan’s current policy against same-sex marriage as discriminatory and unconstitutional in a ruling on Wednesday. The case involved a couple in Tokyo registered as same-sex partners who sought compensation from the government, arguing that laws failing to recognize same-sex marriage violated the Japanese constitution. Presiding Judge Taniguchi Sonoe emphasized that [...]

Canada’s Office of the Special Interlocutor concluded Tuesday that the Indigenous children who died and were buried at residential schools are not missing but were systematically disappeared, urging the government to make reparations. Kimberly Murray outlined 42 legal, moral, and ethical obligations for governments, churches, and other institutions to address the dark chapter in Canadian [...]

At least 11 people were killed and dozens more injured after security forces used live bullets and tear gas during post-election protests on Friday in Mozambique, according to a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday. Some victims were as young as one year old, while others were struck by stray bullets inside their [...]

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CDD) reported escalating violence in Mozambique on Monday, where police have killed at least 11 people and injured dozens more during post-election protests. Since holding general elections on October 9, the country has been engulfed in widespread protests rejecting the [...]

Myanmar’s security forces arrested Nay Soe Maung, son-in-law of former longtime military ruler Than Shwe, for allegedly posting inflammatory statements on his Facebook account, state-run media reported Thursday. Nay Soe Maung is currently the head of Mingalardon Hospital and a retired military general. His father is General Tin Sein. Nay Soe Maung is said to [...]

Deputy executive director of UNICEF Ted Chaiban on Friday called for more international attention to the “forgotten crisis” in Sudan amid the country’s civil war. In a joint statement with UNHCR assistant high commissioner for operations Raouf Mazou, Chaiban noted the massive displacement and damage caused by the war being fought between the Sudanese Armed [...]

Netherlands Prime Minister Dick Schoof announced on Friday his plan to limit temporary asylum permits to a maximum of three years and to introduce new border controls next month. Schoof said the cabinet had reached an agreement to alleviate the “asylum crisis” after the Council of Ministers meeting. The package of asylum measures includes the [...]

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on Thursday ruled in favor of Intel, annulling a €1.06 billion fine imposed by the European Commission nearly 15 years ago. The case focused on allegations that the US chip-maker abused its dominant market position by providing exclusive rebates to manufacturers, thereby hindering competition from its [...]

The city council of Odessa, Texas, voted this week to approve a ban on transgender individuals’ use of bathrooms on city property that do not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. Tuesday’s 5-2 vote amends a 1989 ordinance that made it “unlawful for any person to knowingly and intentionally enter any public restroom designated [...]

Protesters picked up arms in the ongoing cost-of-living protests in the French colonial holding of Martinique on Wednesday, the local government said. According to the Prefecture of Martinique, protesters set up seven barricades during the protest and targeted firefighters and police officers on three occasions with automatic rifle fire as the authorities attempted to dismantle [...]